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20237 minGdoc-short

Testudo Hermanni

20237 minGdoc-short

A mother and her tortoise navigate the challenges of climate change, highlighting the importance of mindful care in familial relationships.

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G. Anthony Svatek

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A mother and her tortoise navigate the challenges of climate change, highlighting the importance of mindful care in familial relationships.

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G. Anthony Svatekdirector

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Testudo Hermanni is a portrait of my mother, my tortoise, and mild winters - an intimately amusing story of familial relationships rising to the occasion of unpredictable climate change, in which providing mindful care, above all, plays a crucial role.

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